Study desk for my son

I made this desk as a gift for my son, who is starting his first elementary school year this April. (The 1st semester starts in April in Japan)Now I am going to make a drawer unit and a chair for this desk.

It is oil finished, but in the legs (sorry it’s hard to see with these photos, but they are darker a bit than others), I also used “kaki-shibu” (persimmon juice) which is a traditional Japanese paint, not only for woods, but also for papers and clothes. I thought it would turned out darker, but so far not so much.

Hi oldskoolmodder,Yes, your guessing is so right. But this is secret and promised my son to make it secret.Oh well, he doesn’t read English (nor even Japanese), so I guess I can tell you the truth.When you pull the drawer all the way, and take it away from the desk, those pieces can slide and you can see the hidden place. Oh, I am kind of disappointed in a way. If you are the burglar, you will know where he keeps important items…

hahaha, Well Junji, I don’t think you’ll have to worry about any burglars trying to find his favorite things in the hiding places. The only thing you have to worry about being stolen, is some ideas. We like to call, it “inspiration” here at LJ. Can’t wait to see more work by you.

Wow, that looks good, a fine place to study! I’m sure he’ll learn all the important stuff with such a fine place to concentrate and get the job done! Its finished really nicely as well. He may even use this well into adult life. I know I would, if my dad had ever given me anything like that.

WoodSpanker,Maybe you wouldn’t believe it but this is our “really small” living room. Yes, as you know everything is small in Japan! So the desk is not that big, the width is only 3 feet. And this desk will be moving to his room, where this desk will fit, yes, it’s really tiny and nice place to concentrate.